Zend Framework 2: Authentication + Acl using EventManager

This is a first try to implement Zend Authentication with Zend Acl under ZF2. I used the EventManager to catch the MVC preDispatch Event so that I can evaluate if the user has or not permission for the requested page.

First I created an extra config for ACL (could be also in module.config.php, but I prefer to have it in a separated file)

config/acl.config.php

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<?php
  return array(
'acl' => array(
    'roles' => array(
        'guest'   => null,
        'member'  => 'guest'
    ),
    'resources' => array(
        'allow' => array(
            'user' => array(
                'login' => 'guest',
                'all'   => 'member'
            )
        )
    )
)
);

Next step is to create the Acl Class where we manage the roles and resources which we have defined in the config

src/User/Acl/Acl.php

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<?php
/**
 * File for Acl Class
 *
 * @category  User
 * @package   User_Acl
 * @author    Marco Neumann <webcoder_at_binware_dot_org>
 * @copyright Copyright (c) 2011, Marco Neumann
 * @license   http://binware.org/license/index/type:new-bsd New BSD License
 */

/**
 * @namespace
 */
namespace User\Acl;

/**
 * @uses Zend\Acl\Acl
 * @uses Zend\Acl\Role\GenericRole
 * @uses Zend\Acl\Resource\GenericResource
 */
use Zend\Acl\Acl as ZendAcl,
    Zend\Acl\Role\GenericRole as Role,
    Zend\Acl\Resource\GenericResource as Resource;

/**
 * Class to handle Acl
 *
 * This class is for loading ACL defined in a config
 *
 * @category User
 * @package  User_Acl
 * @copyright Copyright (c) 2011, Marco Neumann
 * @license   http://binware.org/license/index/type:new-bsd New BSD License
 */
class Acl extends ZendAcl {
    /**
     * Default Role
     */
    const DEFAULT_ROLE = 'guest';

    /**
     * Constructor
     *
     * @param array $config
     * @return void
     * @throws \Exception
     */
    public function __construct($config)
    {
  if (!isset($config['acl']['roles']) || !isset($config['acl']['resources'])) {
      throw new \Exception('Invalid ACL Config found');
  }

  $roles = $config['acl']['roles'];
  if (!isset($roles[self::DEFAULT_ROLE])) {
      $roles[self::DEFAULT_ROLE] = '';
  }

  $this->_addRoles($roles)
       ->_addResources($config['acl']['resources']);
    }

    /**
     * Adds Roles to ACL
     *
     * @param array $roles
     * @return User\Acl
     */
    protected function _addRoles($roles)
    {
  foreach ($roles as $name => $parent) {
      if (!$this->hasRole($name)) {
          if (empty($parent)) {
              $parent = array();
          } else {
              $parent = explode(',', $parent);
          }

          $this->addRole(new Role($name), $parent);
      }
  }

  return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Adds Resources to ACL
     *
     * @param $resources
     * @return User\Acl
     * @throws \Exception
     */
    protected function _addResources($resources)
    {
  foreach ($resources as $permission => $controllers) {
      foreach ($controllers as $controller => $actions) {
          if ($controller == 'all') {
              $controller = null;
          } else {
              if (!$this->hasResource($controller)) {
                  $this->addResource(new Resource($controller));
              }
          }

          foreach ($actions as $action => $role) {
              if ($action == 'all') {
                  $action = null;
              }

              if ($permission == 'allow') {
                  $this->allow($role, $controller, $action);
              } elseif ($permission == 'deny') {
                  $this->deny($role, $controller, $action);
              } else {
                  throw new \Exception('No valid permission defined: ' . $permission);
              }
          }
      }
  }

  return $this;
    }
}

I decided to use a Controller Plugin (zf1 ActionHelpers) for the Authentication interaction

src/User/Controller/Plugin/UserAuthentication.php

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<?php
/**
 * File for UserAuthentication Class
 *
 * @category   User
 * @package    User_Controller
 * @subpackage User_Controller_Plugin
 * @author     Marco Neumann <webcoder_at_binware_dot_org>
 * @copyright  Copyright (c) 2011, Marco Neumann
 * @license    http://binware.org/license/index/type:new-bsd New BSD License
 */

/**
 * @namespace
 */
namespace User\Controller\Plugin;

/**
 * @uses Zend\Mvc\Controller\Plugin\AbstractPlugin
 * @uses Zend\Authentication\AuthenticationService
 * @uses Zend\Authentication\Adapter\DbTable
 */
use Zend\Mvc\Controller\Plugin\AbstractPlugin,
    Zend\Authentication\AuthenticationService,
    Zend\Authentication\Adapter\DbTable as AuthAdapter;

/**
 * Class for User Authentication
 *
 * Handles Auth Adapter and Auth Service to check Identity
 *
 * @category   User
 * @package    User_Controller
 * @subpackage User_Controller_Plugin
 * @copyright  Copyright (c) 2011, Marco Neumann
 * @license    http://binware.org/license/index/type:new-bsd New BSD License
 */
class UserAuthentication extends AbstractPlugin
{
    /**
     * @var AuthAdapter
     */
    protected $_authAdapter = null;

    /**
     * @var AuthenticationService
     */
    protected $_authService = null;

    /**
     * Check if Identity is present
     *
     * @return bool
     */
    public function hasIdentity()
    {
  return $this->getAuthService()->hasIdentity();
    }

    /**
     * Return current Identity
     *
     * @return mixed|null
     */
    public function getIdentity()
    {
  return $this->getAuthService()->getIdentity();
    }

    /**
     * Sets Auth Adapter
     *
     * @param \Zend\Authentication\Adapter\DbTable $authAdapter
     * @return UserAuthentication
     */
    public function setAuthAdapter(AuthAdapter $authAdapter)
    {
  $this->_authAdapter = $authAdapter;

  return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Returns Auth Adapter
     *
     * @return \Zend\Authentication\Adapter\DbTable
     */
    public function getAuthAdapter()
    {
  if ($this->_authAdapter === null) {
      $this->setAuthAdapter(new AuthAdapter());
  }

  return $this->_authAdapter;
    }

    /**
     * Sets Auth Service
     *
     * @param \Zend\Authentication\AuthenticationService $authService
     * @return UserAuthentication
     */
    public function setAuthService(AuthenticationService $authService)
    {
  $this->_authService = $authService;

  return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Gets Auth Service
     *
     * @return \Zend\Authentication\AuthenticationService
     */
    public function getAuthService()
    {
  if ($this->_authService === null) {
      $this->setAuthService(new AuthenticationService());
  }

  return $this->_authService;
    }

}

Now we can create the Event Handler were we will implement the AuthenticationPlugin (at this point, I think that using a Controller Plugin is not the right way to do it, but for now I will leave it so until I have a better solution…) and the Acl

src/Event/Authentication.php

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<?php
/**
 * File for Event Class
 *
 * @category  User
 * @package   User_Event
 * @author    Marco Neumann <webcoder_at_binware_dot_org>
 * @copyright Copyright (c) 2011, Marco Neumann
 * @license   http://binware.org/license/index/type:new-bsd New BSD License
 */

/**
 * @namespace
 */
namespace User\Event;

/**
 * @uses Zend\Mvc\MvcEvent
 * @uses User\Controller\Plugin\UserAuthentication
 * @uses User\Acl\Acl
 */
use Zend\Mvc\MvcEvent as MvcEvent,
    User\Controller\Plugin\UserAuthentication as AuthPlugin,
    User\Acl\Acl as AclClass;

/**
 * Authentication Event Handler Class
 *
 * This Event Handles Authentication
 *
 * @category  User
 * @package   User_Event
 * @copyright Copyright (c) 2011, Marco Neumann
 * @license   http://binware.org/license/index/type:new-bsd New BSD License
 */
class Authentication
{
    /**
     * @var AuthPlugin
     */
    protected $_userAuth = null;

    /**
     * @var AclClass
     */
    protected $_aclClass = null;

    /**
     * preDispatch Event Handler
     *
     * @param \Zend\Mvc\MvcEvent $event
     * @throws \Exception
     */
    public function preDispatch(MvcEvent $event)
    {
  //@todo - Should we really use here and Controller Plugin?
  $userAuth = $this->getUserAuthenticationPlugin();
  $acl = $this->getAclClass();
  $role = AclClass::DEFAULT_ROLE;

  if ($userAuth->hasIdentity()) {
      $user = $userAuth->getIdentity();
      $role = 'member'; //@todo - Get role from user!
  }


  $routeMatch = $event->getRouteMatch();
  $controller = $routeMatch->getParam('controller');
  $action     = $routeMatch->getParam('action');

  if (!$acl->hasResource($controller)) {
      throw new \Exception('Resource ' . $controller . ' not defined');
  }

  if (!$acl->isAllowed($role, $controller, $action)) {
      $url = $event->getRouter()->assemble(array(), array('name' => 'login'));
      $response = $event->getResponse();
      $response->headers()->addHeaderLine('Location', $url);
      $response->setStatusCode(302);
      $response->sendHeaders();
      exit;
  }
    }

    /**
     * Sets Authentication Plugin
     *
     * @param \User\Controller\Plugin\UserAuthentication $userAuthenticationPlugin
     * @return Authentication
     */
    public function setUserAuthenticationPlugin(AuthPlugin $userAuthenticationPlugin)
    {
  $this->_userAuth = $userAuthenticationPlugin;

  return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Gets Authentication Plugin
     *
     * @return \User\Controller\Plugin\UserAuthentication
     */
    public function getUserAuthenticationPlugin()
    {
  if ($this->_userAuth === null) {
      $this->_userAuth = new AuthPlugin();
  }

  return $this->_userAuth;
    }

    /**
     * Sets ACL Class
     *
     * @param \User\Acl\Acl $aclClass
     * @return Authentication
     */
    public function setAclClass(AclClass $aclClass)
    {
  $this->_aclClass = $aclClass;

  return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Gets ACL Class
     *
     * @return \User\Acl\Acl
     */
    public function getAclClass()
    {
  if ($this->_aclClass === null) {
      $this->_aclClass = new AclClass(array());
  }

  return $this->_aclClass;
    }
}

Now we need to attach the Event Handler to the EventManager, this will be done in the Module Class (haven’t found a better way to do it). I also had to attach an own function and from there trigger the User\Event\Authentication function (not very elegant ;( )

Module.php

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<?php
/**
 * File for Module Class
 *
 * @category  User
 * @package   User
 * @author    Marco Neumann <webcoder_at_binware_dot_org>
 * @copyright Copyright (c) 2011, Marco Neumann
 * @license   http://binware.org/license/index/type:new-bsd New BSD License
 */

/**
 * @namespace
 */
namespace User;

/**
 * @uses Zend\Module\Consumer\AutoloaderProvider
 * @uses Zend\EventManager\StaticEventManager
 */
use Zend\Module\Consumer\AutoloaderProvider,
    Zend\EventManager\StaticEventManager;

/**
 * Module Class
 *
 * Handles Module Initialization
 *
 * @category  User
 * @package   User
 * @copyright Copyright (c) 2011, Marco Neumann
 * @license   http://binware.org/license/index/type:new-bsd New BSD License
 */
class Module implements AutoloaderProvider
{
    /**
     * Init function
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function init()
    {
  // Attach Event to EventManager
  $events = StaticEventManager::getInstance();
  $events->attach('Zend\Mvc\Controller\ActionController', 'dispatch', array($this, 'mvcPreDispatch'), 100); //@todo - Go directly to User\Event\Authentication
    }

    /**
     * Get Autoloader Configuration
     *
     * @return array
     */
    public function getAutoloaderConfig()
    {
  return array(
      'Zend\Loader\ClassMapAutoloader' => array(
          __DIR__ . '/autoload_classmap.php'
      ),
      'Zend\Loader\StandardAutoloader' => array(
          'namespaces' => array(
              __NAMESPACE__ => __DIR__ . '/src/' . __NAMESPACE__
          )
      )
  );
    }

    /**
     * Get Module Configuration
     *
     * @return array
     */
    public function getConfig()
    {
  return include __DIR__ . '/config/module.config.php';
    }

    /**
     * MVC preDispatch Event
     *
     * @param $event
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function mvcPreDispatch($event) {
  $di = $event->getTarget()->getLocator();
  $auth = $di->get('User\Event\Authentication');

  return $auth->preDispatch($event);
    }
}

Here is the config where we attach all needed classes and load acl.config.php

config/module.config.php

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<?php
return array(
    'di' => array(
  'instance' => array(
      'alias' => array(
          'user' => 'User\Controller\UserController'
      ),
      'user' => array(
          'parameters' => array(
              'broker' => 'Zend\Mvc\Controller\PluginBroker'
          )
      ),
      'User\Event\Authentication' => array(
          'parameters' => array(
              'userAuthenticationPlugin' => 'User\Controller\Plugin\UserAuthentication',
              'aclClass'                 => 'User\Acl\Acl'
          )
      ),
      'User\Acl\Acl' => array(
          'parameters' => array(
              'config' => include __DIR__ . '/acl.config.php'
          )
      ),
      'User\Controller\Plugin\UserAuthentication' => array(
          'parameters' => array(
              'authAdapter' => 'Zend\Authentication\Adapter\DbTable'
          )
      ),
      'Zend\Authentication\Adapter\DbTable' => array(
          'parameters' => array(
              'zendDb' => 'Zend\Db\Adapter\Mysqli',
              'tableName' => 'users',
              'identityColumn' => 'email',
              'credentialColumn' => 'password',
              'credentialTreatment' => 'SHA1(CONCAT(?, "secretKey"))'
          )
      ),
      'Zend\Db\Adapter\Mysqli' => array(
          'parameters' => array(
              'config' => array(
                  'host' => 'localhost',
                  'username' => 'username',
                  'password' => 'password',
                  'dbname' => 'dbname',
                  'charset' => 'utf-8'
              )
          )
      ),
      'Zend\Mvc\Controller\PluginLoader' => array(
          'parameters' => array(
              'map' => array(
                  'userAuthentication' => 'User\Controller\Plugin\UserAuthentication'
              )
          )
      ),
      'Zend\View\PhpRenderer' => array(
          'parameters' => array(
              'options' => array(
                  'script_paths' => array(
                      'user' => __DIR__ . '/../views'
                  )
              )
          )
      )
  )
    ),
    'routes' => array(
  'login' => array(
      'type' => 'Zend\Mvc\Router\Http\Literal',
      'options' => array(
          'route'    => '/login',
          'defaults' => array(
              'controller' => 'user',
              'action'     => 'login',
          )
      )
  )
    )
);

Well, we are now done, we only need to create the Login Form and the Controller

src/Form/Login.php

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<?php
/**
 * File for Login Form Class
 *
 * @category  User
 * @package   User_Form
 * @author    Marco Neumann <webcoder_at_binware_dot_org>
 * @copyright Copyright (c) 2011, Marco Neumann
 * @license   http://binware.org/license/index/type:new-bsd New BSD License
 */

/**
 * @namespace
 */
namespace User\Form;

/**
 * @uses Zend\Form\Form
 */
use Zend\Form\Form;

/**
 * Login Form Class
 *
 * Login Form
 *
 * @category  User
 * @package   User_Form
 * @copyright Copyright (c) 2011, Marco Neumann
 * @license   http://binware.org/license/index/type:new-bsd New BSD License
 */
class Login extends Form
{
    /**
     * Initialize Form
     */
    public function init()
    {
  $this->setMethod('post')
       ->loadDefaultDecorators()
       ->addDecorator('FormErrors');

  $this->addElement(
      'text',
      'username',
      array(
           'filters' => array(
               array('StringTrim')
           ),
           'validators' => array(
               'EmailAddress'
           ),
           'required' => true,
           'label'    => 'Email'
      )
  );

  $this->addElement(
      'password',
      'password',
      array(
           'filters' => array(
               array('StringTrim')
           ),
           'validators' => array(
               array(
                   'StringLength',
                   true,
                   array(
                       6,
                       999
                   )
               )
           ),
           'required' => true,
           'label'    => 'Password'
      )
  );

  $this->addElement(
      'hash',
      'csrf',
      array(
           'ignore' => true,
           'decorators' => array('ViewHelper')
      )
  );

  $this->addElement(
      'submit',
      'login',
      array(
           'ignore' => true,
           'label' => 'Login'
      )
  );

    }
}

src/User/Controller/UserController.php

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<?php
/**
 * File for User Controller Class
 *
 * @category  User
 * @package   User_Controller
 * @author    Marco Neumann <webcoder_at_binware_dot_org>
 * @copyright Copyright (c) 2011, Marco Neumann
 * @license   http://binware.org/license/index/type:new-bsd New BSD License
 */

/**
 * @namespace
 */
namespace User\Controller;

/**
 * @uses Zend\Mvc\Controller\ActionController
 * @uses User\Form\Login
 */
use Zend\Mvc\Controller\ActionController,
    User\Form\Login as LoginForm;

/**
 * User Controller Class
 *
 * User Controller
 *
 * @category  User
 * @package   User_Controller
 * @copyright Copyright (c) 2011, Marco Neumann
 * @license   http://binware.org/license/index/type:new-bsd New BSD License
 */
class UserController extends ActionController
{
    /**
     * Index Action
     */
    public function indexAction()
    {
  //@todo - Implement indexAction
    }

    /**
     * Login Action
     *
     * @return array
     */
    public function loginAction()
    {
  $form = new LoginForm();
  $request = $this->getRequest();

  if ($request->isPost() && $form->isValid($request->post()->toArray())) {
      $uAuth = $this->getLocator()->get('User\Controller\Plugin\UserAuthentication'); //@todo - We must use PluginLoader $this->userAuthentication()!!
      $authAdapter = $uAuth->getAuthAdapter();

      $authAdapter->setIdentity($form->getValue('username'));
      $authAdapter->setCredential($form->getValue('password'));

      \Zend\Debug::dump($uAuth->getAuthService()->authenticate($authAdapter));
  }

  return array('loginForm' => $form);
    }

    /**
     * Logout Action
     */
    public function logoutAction()
    {
  $this->getLocator()->get('User\Controller\Plugin\UserAuthentication')->clearIdentity(); //@todo - We must use PluginLoader $this->userAuthentication()!!
    }
}

I know this is not perfect, but this implementation works. For an initial implementation I think it’s ok.

Zend Framework 2: Authentication + Acl Using EventManager

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